The World Health Report 2008 - primary Health Care (Now More Than Ever)

Why a renewal of primary health care (PHC), and why now, more than ever? Globalization is putting the social cohesion of many countries under stress, and health systems are clearly not performing as well as they could and should. People are increasingly impatient with the inability of health services to deliver. Few would disagree that health systems need to respond better – and faster – to the challenges of a changing world. PHC can do that.

Report by chapters

• Contents
  pdf, 129kb
• Introduction and overview
• Chapter 1: The challenges of a changing world
• Chapter 2: Advancing and sustaining universal coverage
• Chapter 3: Primary care: putting people first
• Chapter 4: Public policies for the public’s health
• Chapter 5: Leadership and effective government
• Chapter 6: The way forward
• Index
  pdf, 124kb

The World health report in portuguese

• Contents
  pdf, 382kb
• Introduction and overview
  pdf, 555kb
• Chapter 1: The challenges of a changing world
  pdf, 1.08Mb
• Chapter 2: Advancing and sustaining universal coverage
  pdf, 809kb
• Chapter 3: Primary care: putting people first
  pdf, 812kb
• Chapter 4: Public policies for the public’s health
  pdf, 572kb
• Chapter 5: Leadership and effective government
  pdf, 834kb
• Chapter 6: The way forward
  pdf, 745kb
• Index
  pdf, 323kb